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Meta reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $64.6 billion, up 26% year over year, but capital expenditures reached $34.91 billion, exceeding operating cash flow of $32.79 billion, resulting in negative free cash flow of $2.12 billion. The company raised the lower bound of its annual capital expenditure guidance from $130 billion to $135 billion and the upper bound to $145 billion, and its stock fell more than 7% after the earnings call. In addition, a one-time expense of $9.89 billion, including a settlement of litigation over teen mental health, reduced quarterly operating profit by 37% to $13 billion.
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Oct 27
East Money
CSC Financial: Focus on high-speed optical modules, AI servers, and data center infrastructure
CSC Financial's research report suggests focusing on high-speed optical modules, AI servers, and data center infrastructure, while also paying attention to order and commercialization progress for physical AI-related sensors, edge computing, and core robot components. Meta's third-quarter revenue was $64.601 billion, up 26% year-over-year, and its full-year capital expenditure guidance was raised to $135–145 billion; Moonshot AI released Kimi K3.1 Pro, supporting a 1 million Token context.
Oct 26
Wallstreetcn
Meta's earnings report triggers widening of AI credit spreads; Goldman Sachs admits pessimistic scenario has been surpassed
After Meta reported its first quarter of negative free cash flow since its 2012 IPO, its CDS hit an all-time high, and the Goldman Sachs AI basket has fallen 23% cumulatively since June. Goldman Sachs credit strategist Amanda Lynam acknowledged that US investment-grade and high-yield credit spreads are rapidly approaching the peak levels of their downside scenario (IG 93 basis points, HY 335 basis points), and expects them to modestly exceed those levels, with risks clearly skewed toward further widening. The turmoil has spread to sovereign debt markets, with the spread between French 10-year government bonds and German bunds widening to 178 basis points, the widest since 2011.
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Meta's Q3 AI capital expenditure rises to $34.91 billion, free cash flow turns negative
Meta's third-quarter revenue was $64.6 billion, up 26% year-over-year, but capital expenditure reached $34.91 billion, exceeding operating cash flow of $32.79 billion, resulting in negative free cash flow of $2.12 billion. The company raised its annual capital expenditure floor from $130 billion to $135 billion and its ceiling to $145 billion, and its stock fell more than 7% after the earnings call. In addition, a one-time expense of $9.89 billion, including a settlement over a teen mental health lawsuit, reduced quarterly operating profit by 37% to $13 billion.